Mr Engineer, by pointing out that the comparison is like apples to steel ball bearings, I am in NO way minimizing this horrid act of murder.  I am just pointing out that it is not terrorism for political, ideological gains like, say bombing a wedding reception, flying a plane into an iconic building or severing the head of a reporter on camera.  The murder of the doctor was horrid.  It was a hate crime of the first order.  It was not terrorism.  It was not conspiratorial in nature.  It was not meant to deter a culture, subculture or society from their way of life.  It was the heinous act of a sick individual filled with hatred for the doctor because of his individual profession.

Secondly, I did not claim that there were only three terrorists.  I stated that only three were water boarded.

by MarkDotThat on 06/11/2009 02:42:53 PM EST

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